Hurricane MARTY (Text)

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HURRICANE MARTY ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 PM PDT SAT SEP 20 2003
...COR FOR DISTANCE FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...
...MARTY NOW A HURRICANE...
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA...FROM
BAHIA MAGDALENA SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST AND FROM SAN EVARISTO
SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST. THE HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REPLACED BY
A HURRICANE WARNING EARLY SUNDAY.
AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARTY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 108.7 WEST OR ABOUT 300 MILES...475
KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
MARTY HAS BEEN MOVING LITTLE OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH... 7 KM/HR...TONIGHT
WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. THIS TRACK WOULD BRING
MARTY NEAR THE WEST COAST OF SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA IN ABOUT 36
HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 175 MILES...280 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 8 PM PDT POSITION...18.8 N...108.7 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 11 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 AM
PDT.
FORECASTER AVILA/BERG
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